Space capitalism needs more than a bull market
By most measures, commercial space is thriving. Washington produced a flurry of activity over the past year: two…
Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit
WASHINGTON — A Florida startup has launched what it says is the first commercial demonstration of a nuclear-powered…
Xona unveils program to verify Pulsar-compatible devices
SAN FRANCISCO – Xona, the Silicon Valley startup establishing Pulsar, a precision positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation,…
New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry
TOKYO — Singapore’s new space agency signed a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart as part of its…
ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship
TOKYO — Japanese lunar exploration company ispace is buying space on a future Starship lunar lander mission to…
The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit
AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a…
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology
WASHINGTON — Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based propulsion startup developing rocket engines for hypersonic flight and space transportation, said…
Arianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029
MILAN — Arianespace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French in-orbit servicing company Infinite Orbits to explore…
Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site
TOKYO — Isar Aerospace has signed a contract to develop a Canadian launch site for its Spectrum rocket,…
NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program
MILAN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial…
Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business
TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead…
Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor…